The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-14
Washington County.
Barre.

WARREN f. BARNES of Maiden, Mass,
has been in town for several days. -
One of Charles Wocott's children in the
east part of the town died of diphtheria last
started for Los Angeles, Cal, last Satur-
day. His family remain here through the
winter. - Mrs. o. III. Reed, it is thought,
has been slightly better the past few days.
- The Universalists held a crazy tea
at their vestry Saturday evening. -
Mrs. f. f. Hubbard has been sick several
days with tonsilitis - There are sew
eral cases of diphtheria and sore-throat in
different parts of the town. - Fred
Slayton has moved into a tenement in DIR.
w. ID. Reid's house on South Main street.
- A son of Thomas Williams of Granite
street died last week Tuesday and was
carried to Montpelier for interment -
There was a case at law last Tuesday even
ing, j. w. Leonard having sued Charles f.
Carpenter of Orange on horse trade. A
jury was called and after hearing both sides
decided that Leonard had no cause for
damages. - The knights of Labor held
a meeting at Opera Hall last week and
were addressed by the district master from
Rutland.
Berlin.
NEWTON NYE has pressed twenty-five
tons of hay for the Boston market and
Charles Martin has the hay-press at his
barn and is pressing his hay for the same
killed an eight-months-old calf that dressed
five hundred pounds.
Calais.
G. w. S. IDE has sold his interest in the
store to l.. A. Kent and goes to Hardwick to
engage in a similar business. - Everett
Morse is teaching his second term of school
in district No. 3, Woodbury.. - j. V. II.
Kent has moved into the house he re-
Gently purchased at Kents Corner. -
n1thnnnh
fined to her bed, is improving in health
East Calais.
THE Sunday-school will celebrate Christ
mas on the evening of the 24th by giving a
concert at the church. The programme will
be made up of selections from the cantatas
" King Winter and " The Message of
Christmas" These committees have been
appointed On music, Mrs. G. II. Dwinell,
Mrs w. l.. Pierce and Inez Pearce; on ar
ranging and distributing presents, Bernce
Rideout, Ina Bliss, Louis Provost and Ell
bert Ainsworth; on decorations, Mrs. b. p.
White, Mrs. l.. ID. Bems. Mrs. J. o. Lamb,
Mrs Charles Jack, Mary Dwinell and Gertie
Hammond. - In behalf of Moscow
lodge, Mr.. Bliss gave a memorial address
on the life and work of the late John b.
Finch of Evanston, H., right worthy grand
templar of the United States. - G. f.
Dudley has charge of singing-school here.
The class meets at the church on Wednes-
DAY evening OF each week. Inc nrSt half OF
the evening is devoted to new beginners, of
which there is large class, and the latter
part to more advanced pupils. == Marcus
Waite had the third finger on his left hand
bitten through and badly mangled by hog
while butchering last week. - The
boys and girls" inspired by the recent
good skating, will make an effort TO keep
part of the pond clear for a rink during the
winter - AS Oscar Guernsey was GO
ing home with a load of meal Monday even
ing the thills came off the wagon and it
pitched over the bank, No damage was
done 10 speak Of -= George Slayton re-
Gently felled large elm tree in his sugar
place and found a swarm of bees in the top
of it. With some help he secured them,
= j. o. Lamb has quite a number of
hands at work in his box business. -
Nancy Parker has rented rooms in ID. b.
Fay's house.
East Montpelier Center.
School opened the 9th, with twenty-eight
pupils in attendance. Miss Belle Camp of
Randolph is the teacher The house now
contains thrty-two desks and has a seating
capacity of forty, which speaks well for the
Taxpayers. Thirty-five chairs, for recita-
tions and general use, are to be put in.
Twenty eight of these will be owned by